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put something to good use — phrase to use something that you have for a sensible purpose that brings a benefit to you Do you promise to put the money to good use? Thesaurus: to use something, or to be usedsynonym Main entry: use * * * put (something) to ( … Useful english dictionary
put (something) toward (something) — to give money to pay for part of the cost of something. A local businessman has put $180,000 toward the creation of a model organic farm in upstate New York. Please put my deposit toward my hotel bill. Related vocabulary: set aside something … New idioms dictionary
put (something) to bed — 1. to finish dealing with something. This is an opportunity for us to put some of these problems to bed. 2. to get a newspaper, magazine, or book ready to be printed. You put the paper to bed and you re proud of it, but the next morning you find… … New idioms dictionary
put something out to tender — phrase to ask people to say formally how much they would charge for doing something for you We have put the construction of the buildings out to tender. Thesaurus: setting, controlling and changing prices and costshyponym prices and costssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
put somebody down for something — ˌput sb ˈdown for sth derived to put sb s name on a list, etc. for sth • Put me down for three tickets for Saturday. • They ve put their son down for the local school. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put something on the slate — british phrase to buy something from a shop, café etc and pay for it later Thesaurus: to shop, or to go shoppingsynonym general words for the activity of buying and sellinghyponym Main entry: slate … Useful english dictionary
put yourself up for something — ˌput ˈup for sth | ˌput yourself ˈup for sth derived to offer yourself as a candidate for a job or position • She is putting up for election to the committee. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put something aside (or by) — save money for future use. → put … English new terms dictionary
put something on ice — put (something) on ice be on ice if plans are on ice, they are not going to be dealt with until some point in the future. Plans for a women only film screening have been put on ice following threats of legal action … New idioms dictionary
put something on the back burner — put (something) on the back burner be on the back burner if a plan is on the back burner, no one is dealing with it at present, but it has not been completely forgotten. Plans for a new sports complex have been put on the back burner … New idioms dictionary
put something by — another way of saying put something aside (sense 1 above) * * * ˌput sthˈby derived (especially BrE) (also ˌput sthaˈside) to save money for a particular purpose • I m putting by part of my wages every week to buy … Useful english dictionary
